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Doll’s House of Petronella Oortman

Jacob Appel (I) · c. 1710 · canvas; parchment (animal material); oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This doll’s house was so expensive that a painting was made of it. In assembling a doll’s house, wealthy ladies showed the ideal version of a Dutch household. This included a Black servant, seen in the left room on the middle floor. All of the original dolls have been lost, except for a baby in a cradle.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

painting Petronella Oortman picture, painting

Credit lineDoll’s House of Petronella Oortman. c. 1710. Jacob Appel (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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